Kounis syndrome due to deksketoprofen trometamol administration
Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Kounis syndrome is a rarely seen syndrome which is also called allergic angina syndrome. Contacted allergic agents cause allergic reaction, and then it leads to vasospastic angina pectoris or myocardial infarction. When the patient contact allergic agent, histamine releases from mast cells, and vasospasm or plaque rupture occurs at coronary arteries. A lot of allergic agents is defined which causes Koinus syndrome. Most of these allergic agents are antibiotics, analgesics, antineoplastics, contrast agents, anethesics, non-steroid antiinflammatory drugs, proton pump inhibitors and venoms. Our patient is the first case report which is the Kounis syndrome after taking deksketoprofen trometamol.
Institution: Afyon Kocatepe University
Language: English
Subfield: Pharmacology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2591314766